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Civil Society Transformations on the way to the EU - Looking at the Past, the Present and the Future

Publisher: Technical Assistance for Civil Society Organisations (TACSO)

Date: 2013

Volume: 21 pages, pdf


Description

On 17-19 April, 2013, in Zagreb, TACSO Croatia Office, in collaboration with other TACSO offices, organized an international conference on Civil Society Transformations on the Way to the European Union. Over hundred representatives of the civil society organizations of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey took part in the Conference together with guests from the countries of the European Union. The main objective was to articulate the lessons learned in the course of the accession process, especially during the four years of TACSO’s presence in the region, and to assist CSOs in the Western Balkans and Turkey to cope with the challenges ahead. The conference provided a forum for discussion and reflection on the changes experienced by CSOs in Western Balkans and Turkey in the course of the accession process. Since Croatia has often been regarded as a model to be followed by other IPA countries when it comes to an enabling environment for civil society development, the conference placed slightly more emphasis on the experience of Croatian CSOs. This report provides summaries of presentations and discussions in plenary and interactive sessions, including the links to power point presentations used during the conference.